Infective endocarditis due to the CDC group M6 bacillus.
Although staphylococcal endocarditis has occasionally been associated with a TTP-like syndrome, a similar syndrome has not been reported with endocarditis due to aerobic gram-negative rods. We report a case of subacute bacterial endocarditis with a thrombocytopenic syndrome that at first resembled TTP which was due to an unusual gram-negative rod. This case emphasizes the need for repeated examination of the bacteremic patient to detect the changing murmurs of endocarditis.
Rose
R C
RC
Department of Medicine, St. Mary's Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.
Grossman
A M
AM
Giles
J W
JW
D000368:Aged; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004698:Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D009016:Moraxella; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000175:diagnosis
D002443:Ceftriaxone